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25 Nov 2014

Bestow inspiration, Bestow wisdom, Breathing, The Bestow Blog

The Beauty of Breathing part three

Shallow or Deep? Are you a deep, belly-breather or a shallow breather? The process of breathing involves the lungs taking oxygen from the air and transferring it to de-oxygenated blood pumped into the lungs by the heart. The lower lobes of the lung contain more capillaries, therefore exchange more oxygen. This makes deep breathing much more effective for oxygenating your blood than high, shallow breathing. When you test which hand on your belly not the hand under the collarbones. Shallow breathing i[...]

19 Nov 2014

Bestow inspiration, Bestow recipes, Gluten free, Raw food, The Bestow Blog

Bestow Treats Cookbook

Sheryl Nicholson from The huia tree and I have combined forces again and are very excited to bring you the BESTOW TREATS COOKBOOK! We celebrate all things delicious, comforting, uplifting and healthy in our third publication. Of course, we’re not suggesting you can go too crazy with these recipes as they are still treats! They’re something to savour when you’re enjoying the company of friends or family or a perfect pick-me-up when you need it. All the recipes are gluten free, refined sugar free and ha[...]

Bestow inspiration, Bestow recipes, Light meals, The Bestow Blog, Vegan recipes, Vegetarian recipes

Beautiful leafy greens and chard parcels with quinoa

Dark Leafy Greens - What do they do for us? They are a good source of fibre to encourage a healthy bowel and help reduce the risk of many modern diseases. It’s not only dairy products that supply calcium, leafy green vegetables like kale, cabbage, bok choy and collards also contain high amounts of this important mineral. Leafy greens contain good fats, for example, a serving of kale contains 121 mg of omega 3 fatty acids and 92.4mg of omega 6 fatty acids. They also have anti-inflammatory compounds w[...]

10 Sep 2014

Bestow inspiration, Bestow wisdom, The Bestow Blog

Attract the positive

Our thoughts are very powerful. Our brains don’t often know the difference between reality and what we think reality is! For instance, have you every found your mouth watering at the thought of enjoying a delicious meal or felt a feeling of nervousness at the thought of an uncomfortable situation. That is your body reacting physically to a thought not a reality. So your body will react to the thoughts that are running through your head. The concern is that we often let our minds wander without contro[...]

27 Aug 2014

Bestow inspiration, Bestow wisdom, The Bestow Blog

Four levels of thought

A few years ago I attended a lecture by Sharon Kolkka at the Gwinganna Health Retreat. Sharon talked about the theory of the four levels of thought and I found it such an interesting concept I thought I would pass it on. The theory centres around the belief that there are four levels of thought. Two higher levels (pure thought and productive thought) and two lower levels (non-productive thought and destructive thought). 1. Pure thought – Joy compassion, love, peace, forgiveness, gratitude 2. Pro[...]